vi, 1470 pages 28 x 23 cm

This edition has been updated to include the latest results from relevant fields of astrophysics and advances in our theoretical understanding of astrophysical phenomena

Includes bibliographical references and index

I. The Tools of Astronomy -- 1. The Celestial Sphere -- 2. Celestial Mechanics -- 3. The Continuous Spectrum of Light -- 4. The Theory of Special Relativity -- 5. The Interaction of Light and Matter -- 6. Telescopes -- II. The Nature of Stars -- 7. Binary Systems and Stellar Parameters -- 8. The Classification of Stellar Spectra -- 9. Stellar Atmospheres -- 10. The Interiors of Stars -- 11. The Sun -- 12. The Process of Star Formation -- 13. Post-Main-Sequence Stellar Evolution -- 14. Stellar Pulsation -- 15. Supernovae -- 16. The Degenerate Remnants of Stars -- 17. Black Holes -- 18. Close Binary Star Systems -- III. Planetary Systems -- 19. Physical Processes in the Solar System -- 20. The Terrestrial Planets -- 21. The Jovian Worlds -- 22. Minor Bodies of the Solar System -- 23. The Formation of Planetary Systems -- IV. Galaxies and the Universe -- 24. The Milky Way Galaxy -- 25. The Nature of Galaxies -- 26. Galactic Evolution -- 27. The Structure of the Universe -- 28. Active Galaxies -- 29. Cosmology -- 30. The Early Universe -- Appendixes -- Index

plus-circle Add Review

comment

Reviews